Frederick the Great Quotes

Diplomacy without military might is like music without instruments.

The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the next is to shake off old prejudices.

Every man has a wild beast within him.

A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.

An educated people can be easily governed.

Artillery adds dignity, to what would otherwise be an ugly brawl.

Being goal directed is not enough to conquer your enemy. To achieve your goal you need to know and be able to utilize all the resources available to you. This includes the knowledge of all those available to you as well as using the physical resources and those who control them.

The people say what they like and then I do what I like

If my soldiers were to begin to think, not one of them would remain in the army.

Religion is the idol of the mob; it adores everything it does not understand.